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Which of the following scenarios is an example of how the media can act as a linkage institution?

A major newspaper organization publishes poll results indicating the percentage of the American public who support legislation to ban affirmative action programs

Which of the following measures would a president adhering to supply-side economic principles most likely employ during an economic recession?

A national budget with significant cuts in federal spending on entitlement programs like Medicaid

Which of the following measures would a president adhering to Keynesian economic principles most likely employ during an economic recession?

An executive order that built three solar panel farms and two wind-powered generators in rural areas to decrease unemployment

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of monetary policy and fiscal policy?

Comparison C

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of typical conservative and liberal views concerning economic policy?

D

Which of the following important functions of democracy would most likely be more difficult without political parties?

Educating voters on upcoming elections

Linkage institutions are best defined as which of the following?

Groups that connect people to the government and turn people's concerns into political issues

If Congress adheres to a conservative economic policy, which of the following measures would it most likely employ during an economic recession?

Legislation to reduce regulations on the operation of small businesses

Which of the following is a linkage function primarily associated with interest groups?

Lobbying policy-makers

Which of the following scenarios is an example of how an interest group can act as a linkage institution?

March for Our Lives conducts a letter-writing campaign to key members of Congress to gain their support for gun control legislation

Which of the following is a linkage function primarily associated with US political parties?

Mobilizing voters to elect a candidate advocating preferred ideological positions on political issues

Which of the following best explains the function of the platforms of the two major US political parties?

Platforms are a set of general principles, goals, and strategies designed to give voters a sense of what candidates believe in and will address if elected

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the linkage function that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) would have with regard to a recently passed federal law protecting home buyers?

Sharing research and constituent preferences for enforcing the law at a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) hearing

Based on the data, how many years between 1995 until 2011 did the Republicans serve as the majority party in control of the Senate?

Ten Years

**Which of the following statements describes the role political parties within Congress play to promote their party's public policy agenda?

The majority party selects committee chairs who promote the party's legislative priorities

Which statement best explains how midterm elections serve an important linkage function with the electorate?

They can alter the legislative agenda if the majority party changes hands in Congress

Looking at the chart from 1981 until 2011, which of the following is an accurate trend related to party control of the Senate?

Transitions in party control of the Senate occurred most often following mid-year elections

Which of the following ideological perspectives would the "fat cat" in this cartoon most likely have?

conservative


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